Motif
concealed radiant identity
concealed_radiant_identity
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 18981-19063 confidence: high
The boy works in the garden; sunlight on his hair reaches the King's daughter, who asks for flowers, pulls off his cap, sees his golden hair, gives him ducats, and he gives the money away.
The boy hides his golden hair under a cap; its shine attracts the King's daughter, and repeated attempts are made to uncover it.
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